Sentences with phrase «standard construction of plants»

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Darin Kingston of d.light, whose profitable solar - powered LED lanterns simultaneously address poverty, education, air pollution / toxic fumes / health risks, energy savings, carbon footprint, and more Janine Benyus, biomimicry pioneer who finds models in the natural world for everything from extracting water from fog (as a desert beetle does) to construction materials (spider silk) to designing flood - resistant buildings by studying anthills in India's monsoon climate, and shows what's possible when you invite the planet to join your design thinking team Dean Cycon, whose coffee company has not only exclusively sold organic fairly traded gourmet coffee and cocoa beans since its founding in 1993, but has funded dozens of village - led community development projects in the lands where he sources his beans John Kremer, whose concept of exponential growth through «biological marketing,» just as a single kernel of corn grows into a plant bearing thousands of new kernels, could completely change your business strategy Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain Institute, who built a near - net - zero - energy luxury home back in 1983, and has developed a scientific, economically viable plan to get the entire economy off oil, coal, and nuclear and onto renewables — while keeping and even improving our high standard of living

He also questioned the need for performance standards on industry in the draft bill, saying that provision would halt construction of any new coal plants beyond 2015.

Mr. Hawkins said adequate construction of CO2 - trapping plants would happen more swiftly if a «performance standard» requiring this technology were added to climate legislation like the Warner - Lieberman bill being considered in the Senate.

The lawsuit claims that Allegheny undertook many construction projects over the years to extend the operational lifespan of these plants without complying with federal standards that require implementation of best available control technology standards to reduce sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide emissions when new sources of power are constructed.

Those include not only the EPA's greenhouse gas regulations but also the Renewable Fuel Standard, sub-rosa carbon regulations like the Utility MACT Rule (which effectively bans the construction of new coal power plants), California's EPA - awarded power to meddle in fuel - economy regulation, California's cap - and - trade program and low - carbon fuel standard, the Northeast States» regional greenhouse gas regulatory compact (RGGI), and State renewable portfolio standardStandard, sub-rosa carbon regulations like the Utility MACT Rule (which effectively bans the construction of new coal power plants), California's EPA - awarded power to meddle in fuel - economy regulation, California's cap - and - trade program and low - carbon fuel standard, the Northeast States» regional greenhouse gas regulatory compact (RGGI), and State renewable portfolio standardstandard, the Northeast States» regional greenhouse gas regulatory compact (RGGI), and State renewable portfolio standards (RPS).

Most natural - gas fired plants — the majority of power plants under construction today — emit less than the new standard, around 800 pounds per megawatt.

(2) The EPA's UMACT Rule and GHG Standard Rule each effectively bans the construction of new coal - fired power plants.

1888: Stetson initiates the construction of the first large hydroelectric power plant in America, at Niagara Falls, New York, and at the same time establishes the standard for the American electric system.